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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

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A'ja Nauden (Macalester Athletics)
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Ryan Coleman (d3photography.com)
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5 Eric Wentz

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-4
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Minot, N.D.
  • Highschool Minot

Biography

As a Scot
SAAC board member.

2024-25
Named to the All-MIAC team… Earned Academic All-District and Academic All-MIAC honors… Played all 25 games and started 20 of them… Clocked 783 minutes, 31.3 per game… Totaled 394 points (fifth most in the MIAC) averaging 15.8 per game (seventh in the MIAC)… Selected MIAC Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 24 after he dropped a career-high 40 points and 14 boards on 13-of-19 shooting (5-of-7 from three) at Grinnell on Nov. 23… Selected MIAC Offensive Player of the Week again for the week ending Feb. 2 after he logged 28 points, five boards and two assists in the 79-76 victory over St. Scholastica on Feb. 1… Scored 10 straight points to vanquish Saint Mary’s and bring his total to 26 points and six rebounds in the 61-56 victory on Jan. 18.

2023-2024
Academic All-District and Academic All-MIAC… Started 10 times while appearing in all 25 games… Totaled 634 minutes and averaged 25.4 per game… Registered the second-highest three-point percentage in the MIAC with .463 while making 2.2 threes per game…  Averaged 10.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game… Scored 22 points while making seven of eight threes against Hamline on Jan. 15… Tallied 20 points, eight rebounds and three assists in the 102-93 win over UW-Stout on Nov. 15.

2022-2023
Appeared in all 26 games, starting in nine his debut season… Averaged 19.8 minutes per game… Totaled 179 points, 47 rebounds, 21 assists, seven steals, and two blocks… Scored a season high 17 points against Saint John’s on Dec 7… Registered five rebounds in the win over Minnesota-Morris on Jan 30.

Before Mac
All-State honors… Two-time All-Conference honors at Minot high school… State Champion… Graduated with the highest honors.
 
Why did you choose to attend Macalester?
I chose Macalester because of the coaching staff, big city location, and the opportunity to play basketball.

What has your experience at Macalester meant to you?
Meeting great friends and honing my skills on and off the court.
 
Wentz faculty 2324
Eric Wentz with Brianna Heggeseth, Associate Professor of MSCS.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2022-23First Year

    Guard
    6'4"
    5
  • 5

    2023-24Sophomore

    Guard
    6'4"
    5
  • 5

    2024-25Junior

    Guard
    6'4"
    5